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massdee
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Posted - 01/24/2008 : 11:40:18 AM
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| Anyone know the names of the Everett people involved? |
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Head
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Posted - 01/24/2008 : 1:20:59 PM
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The homicide victim was identified as Jeff Santiago, 28, of Everett. He and the other two men were taken to Whidden Memorial Hospital. The surviving victims, ages 29 and 41, were treated and released. They have not been identified.
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Walter
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Posted - 01/24/2008 : 2:59:11 PM
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Anyone that has half a brain knows to stay away from King Arthur's, but here is a great review of the place anyway. (You must be logged in to see this link.)
Nestled between the "New England Produce Distribution Center" and the "Cash and Carry" and directly across from a porn/buritto vendor this place takes up the prime real estate of downtown Scaryville. STAY AWAY. Do not go after dark. Should you chose to go during daylight hours, do not stay longer than 15 minutes. Sure the strip club is totally nude... sure its only a 10 minute drive from downtown Boston. STAY AWAY. You only have one life to live, and King Arthur's is the prime locale to lose it.
One testament to how shady this place is: some enterprising young man saw a business opportunity from the mounting body count of King Arthur's - so they built a Dunkin Donuts next door for the cops to hang out at while they wait for the next '187'. Business at Dunks is booming... while I was at King Arthurs there were a minimum of two police vehicles parked outside.
At King Arthur's speaking Spanish/Portugese will be to your advantage... I speak broken Italian.. which can only get you a broken arm... so I chose not to speak.
Ok. you say... ok. But what about King Arthur's Motel and Lounge.. I want more details... well here they come -
King Arthurs used to be a sketchy motel and bar in an sketchy industrial part of town... the years have not been too kind.
It is now a strip club/lounge/bar/pool room/motel... don't play pool here. Just get back in your car and drive away. As I drove by, I saw this place as a potential real diamond in the rough dive bar - boy did I underestimate it. I walked through the sidedoor and was impressed by the blaring hispanic music, poor decorations and multiple gaming opportunities... my buddy and I sidled up for a $3.50 Bud Light (pricey) and just enjoyed taking in this dive. I decided to go exploring for the men's room... After being thoroughly impressed with how far the fake suits of armor in the 'motel lobby' had fallen into disrepair I found my way to the bathroom. In addition to fully operation indoor plumbing (a surprise) I saw some pretty wild items available for purchase in the men's room, the kind of stuff I have only seen available in during my trip to Byelorussia (you will have to wait until Yelp goes international to hear those stories) - after exiting I noticed a second bar on the far side of the motel lobby... low and behold it was a strip club... a packed strip club at 4:30 in the afternoon. After quickly surveying the surroundings I decided it was in my best interest to flee.
I have no idea what the Motel section is like. I think by the time you are asking those sorts of questions you are probably reading this on my stolen laptop as you drive to the nearest pawnshop for some crack money... I can't tell you any details, but I am guessing the rooms are rented by the hour... just like the ladies.
Should you chose to visit King Arthur's despite my warnings here is what you will need: a 4X4 vehicle (preferably something more intimidating than my girlfriend's Jeep Liberty) because Beecham Street is like navigating the Trans-African Highway through the rough part of Kenya; a flak vest - for when the natives get restless; a mounted 50mm - for cover fire during the get away; a fist full of quarters for the Men's room vending machines; and a fist full of dollars (because its not just a great movie, its how you get the ladies attention).
As a final comment. Please don't go here. I will feel terrible if someone gets shot/shived/crucified because my stupid Yelp review aroused too much curiosity from a good, albiet foolhardy soul. |
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charm
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 05:53:45 AM
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Man shot dead, 2 hurt at Chelsea strip club
By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff | January 25, 2008
CHELSEA - As patrons and employees scrambled for safety, a man opened fire during a fight inside a notorious strip club early yesterday morning, killing one man and wounding two others, authorities said.
Police Chief Brian A. Kyes said in an interview that the shooting occurred at 12:30 a.m. after a physical altercation inside the King Arthur's Lounge on Beacham Street. As shots rang out, 25 to 50 patrons and employees dived to the floor, he said.
The deceased was identified by Kyes and Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley's office as 28-year-old Jeff Santiago, who was living in Everett. Kyes said it was not immediately clear whether Santiago was part of the fight that preceded the gunfire.
Kyes and Jake Wark, Conley spokesman, both said the investigation was "extremely active," but no arrests were made by last night. A 29-year-old Everett man was wounded in the upper thigh, and a 41-year-old Charlestown man was shot in the calf. Both are expected to survive, said officials, who declined to identify them.
A woman who answered the door at Santiago's home yesterday said the family was reeling from the news of his death and declined to comment.
The bar reopened later yesterday. King Arthur's was preparing to transfer its liquor license at a hearing Tuesday before the city's Licensing Commission.
The longtime owner of the lounge and motel, Arthur Guttadauro, died recently, and his estate is trying to transfer the license to his son, Stephen, according to the business's attorney, Richard Clayman.
Clayman said management at the lounge has cooperated fully with investigators. "I don't think there is any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of King Arthur's," he said.
City Manager Jay Ash said in an interview yesterday that he has urged the Licensing Commission to push back the transfer hearing until police can give a detailed account of management's role in the investigation.
Ash said that employees have helped investigators and that their continued cooperation could be a factor in determining whether the license is transferred.
City records show bar management was brought in for a conference with the commission in 2004 in response to concerns about prostitution in the area, according to Ash, but no discipline was taken. He said management was also before the board in 2002 concerning a fight in the club, but the board took no disciplinary action then either.
According to records from the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission supplied by Ash, however, the bar was fined $7,000 in March for serving an underage patron. When the fine was paid, a five-day suspension was lifted, according to records.
The bar was the scene of a brawl on July 23, 1982, that began with an argument between Alfred J. Mattuchio and off-duty Everett police Officer John McLeod. The officer left the lounge, then returned with several other police officers, armed with nightsticks, baseball bats, and tire irons, according to news reports. They attacked a dozen patrons and employees, and Vincent J. Bordonaro was beaten to death.
Four Everett officers were indicted in the death. One was acquitted; McLeod and another former officer are serving life sentences for second-degree murder; and the fourth was released after serving several years for manslaughter, according to newspaper accounts.
John Ellement can be reached at ellement@globe.com.
© Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company
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Fran
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 12:20:40 PM
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| Don't forget, it was also the last place that the guy that killed Krystyl Porrier was drinking. |
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michael
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 1:08:23 PM
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Witness details gunmen’s strip club attack
By O’Ryan Johnson | Saturday, January 26, 2008 | You must be logged in to see this link. | Local Coverage
The bloodbath at the notorious King Arthur’s Lounge that left one man dead and two others wounded was the work of a gangland posse that stalked their victims for two hours before the shooting, an eyewitness told the Herald.
“They were asking for a certain name,” said the witness, who asked that his name not be used. “This was just two rivals and they finally caught up to somebody they were looking for . . . They were in there for a couple hours. Everyone seemed to be getting along fine.”
The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office is investigating the Thursday morning mayhem that left Jeff Santiago, 28, an Everett construction worker, dead and two other men whom authorities did not identify with nonlethal gunshot wounds.
No arrests have been made.
The witness said the gun-toting crew walked into the Chelsea nudie bar about 10 p.m. and seemed content to enjoy the strippers, while Santiago sat on the other side of the bar watching television.
“The sports bar usually clears out for their last peek at the show, around 12, 12:30,” the witness said. “That’s when they clashed.”
Within seconds the strippers’ siren songs were replaced by screams and shattered glass.
“Everything was quick, in a blur,” he said. “Next thing I know all hell broke loose. A bottle smashed, then a fight breaks out and a couple of chairs are thrown. Then I heard a pop, pop, pop.”
Investigators said there were between 25 and 30 patrons in the bar, and all of them dove for cover when the gunfire erupted.
Santiago was hit five times in the chest, said the witness, and the lead spray sent two other men to the hospital with wounds as well.
According to court documents, Santiago was once affiliated with the Latin Kings, a notorious nationwide gang, but his longtime girlfriend Kristen Gaudet, 29, said she’d never seen that side of him. They have an 8-year-old daughter.
“He was a good father and he’ll be missed,” she said.
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tetris
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Posted - 01/27/2008 : 2:06:22 PM
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Rebirth at the river's edge
Construction starts on development's Phase 1
By Eric Moskowitz
Globe Staff / January 27, 2008
MEDFORD - Once known as TeleCom City, the massive redevelopment project called River's Edge has faced its share of challenges - obstacles to land acquisition, lawsuits, and the dot-com crash, which dashed plans to turn the contaminated Malden River corridor into a hub for high-tech innovation.
But now, more than a decade after Everett, Malden, and Medford became partners in an attempt to reclaim 200 acres of industrial no man's land, construction crews are at work on the site. They are preparing the foundation for the first office building, and they are poised to do the same for a luxury apartment complex, said city officials and the project's private developer.
Those involved hail the start of construction as a signal achievement for River's Edge, which has attracted funding and fanfare - $30 million and counting in state and federal money, and praise from environmental groups - but also has been beset by delays.
"The question I've had over the last 10 years - and a lot of criticism - is, 'You keep talking about this, but it's not happening,' " said Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn, chairman of the Mystic Valley Development Commission, the body created by the Legislature in 1996 to oversee the three-city site. "Well, it's happening, and it's happening now."
This first phase, on about 30 acres in Medford, is to include three office buildings totaling 410,000 square feet and a 220-unit apartment building, with 15 percent of the units set aside as affordable housing.
Although the housing market is in a slump, developers and officials say there is strong demand in the area for office space and rental housing that is rich in amenities and is near the MBTA. The area is less than 5 miles from downtown Boston and a short walk from the T's Wellington Station.
The first phase will encompass 10 acres of open space and parks, including a sports field and 5,100 feet of paths, half of which will wind along the river. In addition to offices and housing, a $3 million boathouse has been completed by Tufts University for its crew program, and the school holds a long-term lease at River's Edge.
The state rebuilt the road serving the sections in Malden and Medford, for $17 million, and has earmarked an additional $60 million for improvements associated with later phases, including a new bridge over the river, said Stephen M. Wishoski, executive director of the Malden Redevelopment Authority, the project manager for the three-city commission.
The project's master developer is Preotle, Lane & Associates, a New York firm that is developing the grounds and offices itself and has an agreement with Criterion Development Partners of Waltham for the Phase 1 housing. Preotle pulled permits for the first office building in December and began digging the foundation this month, said John J. Preotle Jr., a principal in the firm. Housing construction is likely to start next month or in March, he said.
The parks and paths are about 85 percent complete and should be open this summer, Preotle and officials said. The first apartments could be available in spring 2009, with the remaining units ready in 2010, said Heather Culp Boujoulian, development manager for Criterion. Preotle plans for the first office building to be ready early next year. Phase 1 could be fully finished in five years, he said.
"We're really far along in the program," said Preotle, whose firm has already spent an estimated $17 million and lent the Mystic Valley commission $2.5 million more. Phase 1 spending could reach $200 million in private, state, and federal funds.
Preotle spent $12,000 alone to save an ailing willow tree that was scheduled to be torn out during the site cleanup. The developer removed contaminated soils from the area and capped the land with a membrane and 3 feet of fill, which threatened to choke the fragile, rat-infested tree. But after community members expressed interest in the willow, Preotle hired an arborist to protect the tree with a stone basin, nurse it to health with vitamin shots, and install a deep-root watering system.
"Everybody loves the tree," said McGlynn, who points to it as a sign of the attention to detail paid throughout the project.
The willow stays, but gone are 1,200 tons of steel and debris along with a 100-ton, 270-foot trash barge that was rotting on the riverbank. Wetlands plantings replaced the barge, and bird watchers have spotted a number of migratory birds there. Officials marvel at the change and are eager to see the project proceed.
"I'm thrilled to see Phase 1 of River's Edge start construction," US Representative Edward J. Markey, who helped secure federal funding, said through a spokeswoman. "This project has transformed a contaminated, industrial site into a national model for urban renewal."
The second phase, in Everett, and the third, in Malden, are being planned. The Mystic Valley Development Commission does not yet own that land. Acquiring land for the first phase meant negotiating with about 20 property owners and relocating nearly 30 businesses to present a complete parcel to Preotle, Wishoski said.
That fragmented ownership and threat of real and perceived contamination had made the area unattractive to developers for years. The land - which straddles the Malden River, north of Route 16 and east of the MBTA's Orange Line and commuter-rail tracks - had served as an industrial center for more than a century.
Monsanto, Converse Rubber, General Electric, and others operated there, producing chemicals, gasifying coal, and manufacturing goods, including boots for Union soldiers, moth balls, and urinal deodorant cakes, among other things, Wishoski said. They used the river to move materials and to dump waste. Over time, the area grew scarred and pockmarked. By the 1990s, abandoned buildings and trailers vied for space with the remaining industrial tenants.
Although the three cities had long been athletic rivals and economic competitors, officials began talking about ways to collaborate and spur the area's rebirth. In March 1995, the mayors signed an agreement to redevelop it as a large-scale office and research campus for the telecommunications field, along with open space and river access. The Legislature followed by creating the Mystic Valley commission, which has eminent-domain powers and zoning control. The commission hired the Malden Redevelopment Authority in 1997 and signed a development deal with Preotle in 2000.
The project was an elected official's dream - an opportunity to eliminate contaminated eyesores, spur the economy, expand the tax base, and build parks, without local tax dollars. Local officials called it the most significant area project in generations. Lawmakers directed millions for cleanup and infrastructure. By now, property taxes were supposed to be pouring in from TeleCom City, where a projected 10,000 highly skilled employees would work in more than 1 million square feet of office space. But the tech sector tanked, thwarting those plans.
The commission and developer started almost anew, broadening to cater to a wider market and including housing at the request of the state, in exchange for continued support.
Eric Moskowitz can be reached at emoskowitz@globe.com.
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massdee
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Posted - 01/27/2008 : 2:39:01 PM
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| Wouldn't it be nice if Everett would take a lesson from Medford and develop "all" of Everett's waterfront properties to it's highest potential. If that area in Medford can be cleaned up and used for some housing then I see no reason why we would ever want a waste transfer station on one of our waterfronts. |
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arthur
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Posted - 01/31/2008 : 05:16:03 AM
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EVERETT
Mayor sees fat in city's outlays
Perks, staffing under scrutiny
By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff | January 31, 2008
Everett's new mayor thought he was well-versed in city politics, given his 14 years on the Common Council and Board of Aldermen. Still, Carlo DeMaria admits his jaw dropped when he took the mayoral reins three weeks ago and discovered that, for years, many city employees have been given cards that allow them to gas up their cars for free at a facility reserved for city vehicles.
And his surprise didn't end there.
In addition to gas cards, DeMaria said he learned that the city apparently has been footing cellphone bills for many employees. And he is eyeing the fleet of city-owned automobiles and the policy that has allowed some employees to take them home at night. Precisely how many employees are given phones, cars, and cards he is still trying to determine.
"It's probably not going to be popular," he said. Policy changes "may save us a thousand or two a year, but those thousands add up. I don't think the residents can afford their tax bills right now."
For a mayor who took office pledging to streamline operations and gain efficiencies, the discovery of widespread pricey perks in City Hall is not sitting well.
"We're saying 'Give us back the gas cards, give us the phones back,' " DeMaria said. "Maybe the department heads should have [city-paid] cellphones, but not everyone in the department."
A week after taking office, DeMaria asked all department heads who are interested in retaining their positions to submit a letter of interest, a resume, and an assessment of their respective departments, including how they can contribute in the future. That information was due Jan. 22. DeMaria said he has been reviewing the packets and has begun meetings with the 31 department heads to discuss their submissions and to get a sense of whether they are qualified. He said he aims to advise each one by Feb. 8 whether they will be kept, or whether the city will be looking for a replacement.
Some may hear that their position is being done away with entirely.
"Mayor after mayor comes in and creates new positions," DeMaria said. "There will be certain positions that will not be funded in the next year."
It is a sensitive subject for DeMaria. His predecessor, John Hanlon, was criticized by councilors and aldermen for bloating the city's budget with unnecessary hires. Everett pension records show 76 new hires in Hanlon's first year in office. Hanlon, who lost September's primary, later backed DeMaria's campaign.
Yet in his first full day in office, DeMaria terminated Hanlon's budget director, Janice Vetrano, who was widely perceived to have had a strong influence in Hanlon's administration. DeMaria said he is studying whether that position, and other positions created by former mayors, will be filled.
He noted, for example, that Hanlon hired civilians to enforce overnight parking rules after councilors asked him to crack down on parking violations.
"Sometimes you design these departments and they are doing the jobs that others should have been doing since day one."
With property tax bills leaping $686 this year in Everett for the average single-family home, DeMaria's bottom line approach appears to be resonating with taxpayers.
"I like the way he's started off," said Phil Colameta, a former common councilor and local convenience store owner who now works for the state. I plan to stay [in Everett] a while and I hope he gets the residential tax situation together."
Second-term Common Councilor Rosa DiFlorio said she was encouraged by DeMaria's deliberative process of reviewing credentials of department heads before making decisions about their futures.
"You don't like to see anyone lose their job," she said. "But at the same time, you want to make sure the taxpayers are getting their money's worth."
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, a regional council that represents about 100 communities in Greater Boston, has been helping a number of new mayors, including DeMaria, sort through key issues. The mayor said the planning council has been especially helpful in showing him how other communities of comparable size consolidated city departments to gain savings and efficiencies.
"In Salem, they consolidated their chief financial officer and their auditor, while we have had a budget director, an auditor, and a treasurer, and they all have separate staffs," DeMaria said. "You have all these positions and maybe you can consolidate and find talented people who can do more than one task."
As he searches for additional savings, DeMaria is looking next door to Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who is president of the Massachusetts Mayors Association and a longtime friend.
"Immediately following the election, he contacted me and wanted my experiences that I was facing in Somerville," Curtatone said. "He wants to learn and he has a passion to do the job. One of the things I did in starting as a new mayor is to learn from other mayors, the challenges, the successes, and failures."
Kay Lazar can be reached at klazar@globe.com.
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justme
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 Posted - 01/31/2008 : 07:50:15 AM
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| It looks like it won't be too much longer before we know who stays and who goes. |
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massdee
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Posted - 01/31/2008 : 08:31:21 AM
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| I am impressed. Carlo is off to a great start, February 8th should be very interesting. Glad to read Carlo is cracking down on the gas cards, cell phones and the taking home of city vehicles. Every little bit will help the taxpayers. |
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Lynda
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Posted - 01/31/2008 : 10:03:35 AM
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| I too am very happy with the way he is going about things. I am also very happy that he proved me right (so far) that he would do a GREAT job! |
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H1ghCh4r1ty
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Posted - 01/31/2008 : 8:29:49 PM
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Just a question....did the Mayor, on behalf of the City, accept a $10,000.00 donation to the Fire Victim's Fund from Bill Thibeau?
I hope that is just a rumor......
The Pup and Emile Schoeffhausen
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massdee
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Posted - 02/01/2008 : 11:29:09 AM
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Emile,
I hope that is just a rumor. Although it would be nice to have a $10,000.00 donation to the Fire Victim's Fund, Mr Thibeault rarely does anything without strings being attached. The more he gives, the more favors he is owed. Carlo's association with Mr Thibeault still remains one of my biggest concerns with our new administration. I hope I end up being wrong on this, but I just cannot foresee any good coming from this association. |
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michael
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Posted - 02/01/2008 : 12:03:44 PM
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| he accepted it I was there along with other donations whether you like the guy (thibeault) or not at least the fire victim's fund has a half way start to building for future fires |
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